Inspection record, Vallejo

Cofab Steel Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 11, 2000

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Complaint inspection in Vallejo: 16 citations, $8,350. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Cofab Steel at 1667 Marine World Parkway, Vallejo (Solano County) on Aug 11, 2000. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 49 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 16 citations (3 serious) and proposed $8,350 in penalties; the current total is $8,350. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on May 27, 2003. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5144 M, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $200, current $200. 2 instances. 25 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 4851 A General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $150, current $150. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4853 D General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5097 B01 General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 40 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $200, current $200. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144 D01 C, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144 D03 C, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5144 E01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5144 F02, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5144 G01 A, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5144 G01 C, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5144 K01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5150 B01 General
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $300, current $300. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2540.3 Serious
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $1,800, current $1,800. 4 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2001, final order Sep 24, 2001. Abatement due Feb 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3578 G Serious
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $1,800, current $1,800. 10 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4215 A Serious
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $3,600, current $3,600. 10 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2001, final order Sep 24, 2001. Abatement due Feb 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3273 A, Working area, floors and walkways General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $100, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5150 A General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $0, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2001, final order Sep 24, 2001. Abatement due Mar 14, 2001. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5153 A General deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Mar 19, 2001, final order Sep 24, 2001. Abatement due Feb 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5452 F Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Feb 9, 2001. Proposed $1,800, current $0. 40 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 27, 2001. Read the rule.

Your rights

If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 125751768. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 125751768, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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